The chairman of a US congressional committee on
intelligence said Sunday that he has seen "no evidence" that President
Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia during the runup to the
2016 election.
Based on "everything I have up to this morning -- no evidence of
collusion," said US Representative Devin Nunes, head of the House
Intelligence Committee, speaking to the Fox News Sunday television
program.
He made his remarks one day before FBI director James Comey is due to
appear before his panel, facing lawmakers seeking answers about Trump's
potential Russia ties and the president's extraordinary accusation of
wiretapping by his predecessor.
Nunes added that he agreed with the president's accusation that there
are elements inside the intelligence community or FBI leaking
information to undercut the Trump presidency.
"It's pretty clear that that's happening," he said.
"There's even been stories written about it in numerous newspapers
talking about how they said they left breadcrumbs around to hurt the
Trump administration."
But he suggested that many of the leakers may now be gone.
"I think it was largely people maybe who were there, had classified information, who are now no longer there and decided to leak it," he said.
"Clearly to leak Michael Flynn's name talking to the Russian
ambassador," Nunes said. "That was clearly designed to hurt Gen. Flynn
and the president's national security adviser."
"It's pretty clear that that's happening," he said.
But he suggested that many of the leakers may now be gone.
"I think it was largely people maybe who were there, had classified information, who are now no longer there and decided to leak it," he said.
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